What are the Odds?

Two signs in St. Augustine, seen within an hour of each other.  Rodriguez is my grandparents' last name; 52 was their street number; Almeria is the province in Spain they come from.

St. Augustine

We spent a day in St. Augustine on our drive back from Christmas.  Had a great time walking around the old city, visiting the fort, the Old Jail, and the Pirate Museum, seeing the disappointing Fountain of Youth ("It's fake!"), and eating dinner at the Columbia Restaurant.

At the St. Augustine Old Jail

Old Jail.  We could have spent all day just there.

Magnolia Avenue

Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse.

At the Castillo de San Marco after a few hours
at the fun Pirate Museum.

Chinatown

Blackberry camera and a lot of iPad apps.

Bucket List

We fulfilled a long-time bucket list item by going shooting over the holidays. A million thanks to my parents' friends Ginny and Dave for taking us.

Don't piss me off.

Seriously, don't. I was good!

If you break into our house, hope that Michael is the one at home.

Peace River Wildlife Refuge

More pictures from Christmas in Florida. These were taken a mere mile or so from my parents' condo. Not a bad way to spend Christmas!

More Christmas photos are on Flickr, here.

I did not pick this outfit.

Christmas

Christmas Eve: A sick Chico.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve: Mom and Aunt Mary testing the sangria.

Christmas Eve: Aunt Mary, Lily, and Uncle John skyping with the Long Island contingent.

Christmas Day: Lily with her cow eyeball (to go with the dissection kit).

Christmas Day: modeling her gifts.

South of the Border

We stopped at South of the Border on the way to Florida. As Lily said, "Does you think this place is a little shabby?"

Mike and Lily at the diner.

Lily enjoying a foot-long.